Beaumont Renegades
The Beaumont Renegades are a professional indoor football team based in Beaumont, Texas. They are slated to play their home games at the Ford Arena, located at the Doggett Ford Park in Beaumont. They were initially members of American Indoor Football, but went dormant until 2025 where they became members of the National Arena League. They won the league's championship in their inaugural season and have since joined Arena Football One.
History
On September 29, 2023, American Indoor Football announced the addition of the Beaumont Renegades to the league for the 2024. Owners include local favorite Rodney Robichau and Sam Gordon. Robichau serves as co-owner and director of business affairs while Gordon serves as co-owner, and director of player personnel.On June 17, 2024, the Renegades announced the hiring of former Houston Texans and Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Jacoby Jones as the new head coach after originally being named offensive coordinator in February. On June 28, 2024, the AIF, at the time in the midst of tumult tied to conflicts with the Cedar Rapids River Kings, announced that the Beaumont Renegades were declared "a dormant franchise approved by previous league regimen", yet had invited the team to reapply for membership in the future. Jones unexpectedly died July 14, 2024. and on February 24, 2025 the team hired Corey Mayfield who took over as the new head coach for the team.
On September 10, 2024, the Renegades announced that they were following most of the rest of the AIF's remaining teams and joining the National Arena League.